If you add emoji to your commit messages for a GitHub repo, they become less boring, and you can convey the kind of change you're adding. See the full set of GitHub supported emoji here (also useful for easy copy&paste via a simple click).
The following is a possible scheme to use:
emoji |
change type |
text to use |
|---|---|---|
| 🐛 | bug | :bug: |
| improvement | :arrow_upper_right: |
|
| 🆕 | new feature | :new: |
| ✅ | tests | :white_check_mark: |
| 📖 | documentation | :book: |
| ✏️ | typo | :pencil2: |
| 🔀 | refactoring | :twisted_rightwards_arrows: |
| 📦 | release | :package: |
| 👏 | contribution | :clap: |
| breaking | :warning: |
|
| ❗ | important | :exclamation: |
| 🙏 | experimental | :pray: |
| ♻️ | dead code removal | :recycle: |